I know I've already ranted about this but I just can't help myself. This egg scam is killing me. I was in Shop Rite and got all excited when I saw natural eggs on sale for $1.69/dozen. There were several varieties of these 4Grain eggs - cage free, omega 3, brown, etc - according to the packaging the hens are fed a vegetarian diet of corn, milo, flax, and wheat - enriched with soy and vitamin E.
I kept reading but couldn't ascertain the differences between the varieties...they all seemed to say the same thing. I bought the eggs but something was unsettling; that's when I remembered the chickens I saw at River Run Farm. These chickens had shade, access to sunlight, fresh air, and exercise - but they were eating grass (free from chemicals) and truly roaming free. They're not getting a ticker tape parade but I keep seeing this vegetarian (grain) diet prominently displayed on egg cartons. Feeding grain to animals that were designed to eat grass, is nothing to brag about.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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